Mayo on redemption road after win against Limerick

Mayo 5-19 Limerick 3-7

As Cillian O’Connor stated afterwards, this is not where the footballers of Mayo want to be. They’d much prefer to be preparing for Sunday’s Connacht final. Instead, they’ll be tuning into the wireless shortly after 8.30am to hear who and where they go next.

Familiarity with the backroads doesn’t make them any more enjoyable. And yet, Stephen Rochford’s charges and their fanatical army of followers continue to light up the qualifiers.